Light snow started falling during the evening of Saturday, December 16th, and picked up in intensity Saturday night.  The snow continued, heavy at times, Sunday, December 17th.  North to northwest winds in the 15 to 30 mph range resulted in considerable drifting of snow, as well as occasional reduced visibilities due to blowing snow.   Before the snow tapered off Sunday evening, December 17th, considerable snow fell in parts of the eastern CWA.  Some of the higher 18 hour snowfall amounts included:  8 inches at the south edge of Hanston in Hodgeman county, 6 inches four miles west of Hudson in Stafford county, and 5.5 inches in southwestern Ellis county.  In general, 2 inches or more of snow fell east of a line from just northeast of Wakeeney to 5 miles west of Ness City to 7 miles east of Garden City to near Meade, as well as north of a line from Meade to Medicine Lodge.  Snowfall amounts of 4 inches or greater fell in southern Ellis county, northeastern Ford, northern Pratt, and across most of Rush, Pawnee, Hodgeman, Edwards, and Stafford counties.  A 7 to 20 mile-wide band of snow, 6 inches or greater in depth, fell from northeastern Hodgeman county eastward across southern Pawnee county into north-central Stafford county.  Another smaller band of 6 inch snow fell in southwestern Ellis county.  By 10 PM Sunday evening, December 17th, the snow had ceased and wind speeds had died down.

Winter Storm in EDWARDS, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in BARBER, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in CLARK, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in COMANCHE, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in STAFFORD, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in TREGO, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in GRAY, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in HODGEMAN, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in ELLIS, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in FINNEY, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in RUSH, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in FORD, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in PAWNEE, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in MEADE, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in HASKELL, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in KIOWA, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in NESS, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in PRATT, KANSAS
From 16-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.